2 - SANDY (Ora.) POST Thur*.. Dec. 21. 1972 (Sec 2)
™ Bait-Switch fra u d
easily recognized
Post Office handles mail increase
The Christmas m ail rush at the Sandy
Post Office has more than doubled the
amount of mail being handled, according
to local postmaster John Metsger
"This is about the same amount of mail
we handled last year." said Metsger, "we
have added three routes to meet the needs
of the rush giving us six routes ”
The Sandy Post Office serves over 9.600
persons and this number is growing every
year as more people move into the Sandy
area, according to the postmaster
During the height of the Christmas rush
Spend Less Time
Cooking and Cleaning Up
Baking with a two year old
clamoring to be near is an
ordeal fa m ilia r to every
mother
Not only does the two year old
want to be as close as possible,
he wants to do everything
It doesn’t m atter that he
doesn’t know how. it just
matters that he is a part of
every bit of action.
Sometimes it works to set
him up with his own baking
equipm ent,
says
R oberta
F ra s ie r Anderson, Oregon
State U n iv e rs ity E xtension
fam ily life specialist
A pan of cornmeal, a spoon, a
cup. and a funnel can provide
M ICRO W AVE O VE N
Neil
Riegelmann
APPLIANCE
665 4158
295 NE 2nd Grasham
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Start the Centennial Year ...
"The Story of Lige Colem an"
for his own mixing experience
If you don’t have a funnel, the
top part of a detergent bottle
makes a good one Be sure to
include a cloth to wipe up spills
A cooky sheet with a dab of
shortening will also keep a
small child busy smearing
while mother cooks
A flour sifter with a little
flour and a cloth or sponge to
wipe up the spills will keep a
two or three year old happy and
provide a v a rie ty of e x
periences at the same time
These activities provide good
play situations at other times,
too. says the specialist
College
honors
Treanor
by Victor H. White
Donald Sterling calls this one "fabulous!" Oregon's all-
tim e famous mountain man who climbed Mt. Hood 508
times, and saved more than two dozen lives from 1899
to 1950 . . hard cover $6 00
[plus $.50 postage and handling if mailed;
"M iracle at the M ountain"
by Margaret Watt Edwards
A charming fictional tale based on a factual event in the
Hoodland area, of the 1930's. A young boy grows to
manhood the hard way and adults see the world through
young eyes.
Reviewed in the Oregonian Sunday edition . . hardcover
David Treanor. son of Jeweh
W Treanor, of Rt 1 Box 727,
Boring, is among 80 Linfield
College freshmen who have
received honors at entrance
from Linfield
This recognition is given by
Linfield to incoming freshmen
who were in the upper 10 per
cent of th e ir high school
graduating classes
This recognizes students for
their past academic attainment
and encourages them to con
tinue high scholarship while in
college
CB ra d io stolen
S3 95
Iplus $ .5 0 postage and handling if mailed!
St. Paul« Press
P.0 Box 1000
204T4 E. Proctor
Sandy, Oregon
668-4119
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R obert P a rk s . 1960 N E
Ju nip er C ourt, reported to
Gresham plice Dec 14 that a
citizen band radio valued at
$160 had been stolen from his
c a r. E ntry was made through a
wing window Tools, a brief
case, wool coat and other items
were also taken
O v e r th e fie ld s a n d th ro u g h th e
s n o w -c o v e re d c o u n tr y s id e g o o u r w a r m e s t
C h r is tm a s
w is h e s .
In t h is
tr a d itio n ,
we
g re e t
o u r fr ie n d s a n d c u s to m e rs , w ith h o p e s f o r y o u r h o lid a y
h a p p in e s s , a n d w ith g e n u in e a p p re c ia tio n f o r y o u r g o o d w ill.
. . . LEONA B. EXLEY and STAFF
FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARK
and INDOOR MAUSOLEUM
211 S.Main
The bait and switch game is
(*ie of the most common frauds
committed against consumers
The “ bait" is an advertised
low-priced item , the "switch"
occurs when you a re en
couraged to buy something else
more expensive
M a rily n L un n er, Oregon
State U n iv e rs ity extension
agent, lists six sure signs a
salesman is playing the bait
and switch game
L ittle h e lp e r needs p la n
R a d a ra n g e
jj
the local Post Office will handle 12 or IS
mail bags every morning, while during the
normal months only three or four mail
bags are handled every morning
During the past week, lines have formed
to buy stamps in order to mail letters and
gifts before Christmas
Metsger said, overall the Christmas
rush this year has not caused too much
trouble for the local Post Office.
“The only real problem we have is the
lack of space to stack the m ail before it
goes out,” said Metsger
(ratham
666-1117
PACKAGES HAVE been stacked to the
ceiling in the Post Office at Sandy during
the Christmas mail rush. The amount of
buy a similar item at a
higher price.
Bait and switch tactics can
occur an yw h ere, says the
extension home economist The
practices
a re
especially
common in the sale of car
prting. furniture, swimming
pools, used cars, sides of beef,
a u to m o b ile
tr a n s m is s io i
r e p a ir s ,
la w n m o w e r s ,
television sets, and all types of
home im provem ents from
roofing to furnaces
The
Oregon
Consumer
Protection Law says bait and
switch is illegal, so when you
see it, alert the Oregon At
torney General. Salem, and
help stop this fraud u len t
practice
For more information on
deceptive selling practices,
contact the County Extension
Office in your area and ask for
the free bulletin "Consumer
Protection," EC BIS
He refuses to show,
dem onstrate, or sell the
advertised merchandise, for
one reason or another.
Hr
criticises
or
, f 1
downgrades the advertised
product—and praises a
i
sim ilar, more expensive
item.
Hr is "out of Mack" for the
advertised special, but has
plenty of a more expensive
product.
Hr won't take orders lor
the out-of-stock item at the
Radio lifted
advertised special price
Hr implies that the ad
A citizens band radio valued
vertised m erchandise is
at $180 was reported stolen
defective or not practical for
from the Dennis D Schelske
vour purpose
residence, 728 NE 173rd Ave ,
He accepts a deposit on the
mail being handled daily by the local office
Wednesday night, Dec 12,
advertised m erchandise,
is almost double the normal amount, ac
according to sheriff's reports
then
tries
to
persuade
you
to
cording to Postmaster John Metsger.
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(Post photo i
AT SANDY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The
p rim a ry
and
in
termediate grades cooperated
in collecting certain coupons,
labels, and empty packages to
provide money for U N IC E F to
use for m ilk, vitamins, and
medicines for children in other
countries A total of 1,457 was
sent Mrs Moore’s pupils were
given a treat for saving the
most
D a n ie l
M cAvoy
Woods,
weight 7 lb. 15 oz., arrived to
live with M r and Mrs Wayne
C. Woods on Friday, Nov 24.
Mrs Woods is the 8th grade
English teacher She has been
replaced temporarily by Mrs.
Adelaide Huff, but plans to
return after the holidays
o oo
Miss Fast's third grade class
at Sandy R idge has been
decorating for Christmas by
m aking
C hristm as
b alls,
C hristm as
presents,
and
snowflakes on the day it
snowed We will be decorating
our tree soon and drawing
names for gift exchange
Last week on Wednesday we
had only half of our class
present We are not sure if they
did not want t< ge, their shots
or if they thought there was no
school that d;.y But most are
back now except for two who
have the mi mps
o oo
Dick Klein, who has been
custodian nere for 164 years
and hea' custodian for 134.
was hr nored at a p a rty
a fte r
school
y e s te r
day, Lee 20. given by all
school personnel
A la rg e
decorated cake was featured
Dick, who is retiring this
month, will be greatly missed
for the many helpful things he
cheerfully does, many beyond
the call of duty.
ooo
The seventh and eighth grade
concert for the holiday season
was given Dec 19 in the upper
grade gym The concert, of
both tra d itio n a l and non-
Christmas music, featured the
stage band and concert band
under the direction of Gerald
Dickson, and the chorus and
ensemble under the direction of
Mrs Karen Brisbin
The concert band played
“ C a r ib b e a n
F a n ta s y ,’ ’
"D iam o n ds A re F o r e v e r,"
" P a ra d e
of the Wooden
Soldiers,” and “ Old St Nick
Takes a Rockin’ T rip .”
The stage band played
“Sweet Georgia Brown,” "The
Lonely
B u ll,”
"Spinning
Wheel,” and combined with the
girls’ ensemble for the final
num bers,
" W in te r
W on
derland’ and "Sleigh Ride.”
Other numbers by the girls
ensemble were “ I ’ll Never Fall
in Love Again,” and "Tiny
K ing.”
The ' ‘virus sang "E lijah
Rock," “ I beneve,” and "Bom
Today,” and combined with the
concert band in "Gospel Rock
Medley."
The Patriots, a small in
strum ental group, " W ic h ita
Linem an,” and “ 25 or 6 to 4.”
ooo
Michelle Harmon moved to
Parkrose last week from Mrs
Smith's second grade We will
miss her as she was always
making nice things for someone
else
We are glad it warmed up
The snow was fun, but we got
too cold playing outside
All of us are counting the
days Til Christmas when all of
our
fondest
wishes
w ill
hopefully come true
Have a happy holiday season
o oo
Christmas trees were put up
in the rooms on Monday. It was
felt if they were up sooner they
might be a fire hazard
School w ill be out for
Christmas vacation Friday at
the usual time Frid ay af
temoon Christmas parties will
be held Santa is expected to
visit the p rim a ry grades
School will reconvene Jan. 2.
o oo
From Mrs Jensen’s first
grade Holly Laager joined our
class recently She moved to
Sandy from Minnesota
Christmas is an exciting time
for us. We are using our newly
learned reading words in
stories about the season
Paul Kline wants a truck and
school clothes, S anta, and
M a rle s e P rin g le would be
happy if you brought that baby
her fam ily has been waiting for
so long M erry Christmas
o oo
M r and Mrs Cline sponsored
a bus load of 60 7th and 8th
grade girls, who went to Port
land Sunday night to see the
hockey game with Denver
Portland won 5-3 To be eligible
to go, the girls had to get either
Palmblad
stationed in
Germany
an A or B for their p e grade
o oo
Mr
John Davies, Career
education consultant from the
State
D e p a rtm e n t
of
Education, and D r Wallace
from the County I.E .D office
were guest speakers at a
meeting of the upper grade
faculty Dec 13
M r Davies and D r Wallace
gave some guidelines for
developing a curriculum in
career education for grades 7
and 8 The upper grade faculty
is working on a curriculum to
allow students to explore the
world of work
Students w ill be doing
research in career areas that
interest them They will find
out about job placement, job
req u ire m e n ts , sala rie s etc
Guest speakers will be brought
in so students can have a better
understanding of various oc
cupât ions
It is the feeling of the faculty
that students need to be ex
posed to the world of work at an
earlier age Students are not
asked
to
m ake
d e fin ite
decisions on what they would
like to do, but will be looking at
several areas of interest
C u rric u lu m planning w ill
also be carried on with the high
school so students will have a
continued program in their
interest area It is felt students
will make a better curriculum
decision at the high school level
if they have had ample time to
explore various careers a few
years earlier
All classes will let out for the
Christmas vacation after the
completion of classes on Dec
22, and will resume again on
regular schedule the morning
of Jan 2.
/* sincere
\ ] RATINGS
f
t
’T is th e season to be jolly,
and here's wishing all of our good
friends th e jolliest of
greetings . . . th e w arm est of thanks.
FROM ALL OF US AT
Gresham Office Supply
336 N. Main
665-4050
Spec 4 Fred Palm blad, son of 3
M r and M rs. LaVem P alm
blad, Rt 3 Box 1280, Boring, is
p resen tly
stationed
near
Frankfurt, Germany, with the
U.S. Army.
Palm blad was trained as a
m ilita r y policem an at F t.
Gordon, Georgia, with special
instruction in traffic control
handling emergency situations.
Palm blad was on duty when
A rm y Chief of Staff General
W illiam Aorams visited his
base for inspection recently.
In Septem ber P s lm b la d 's
battery flew to Greece and
C re te for m issile tra in in g
exercises His enlistment is up
in November, 1973, and he
expects to be home for
Christmas then
T ire s s to le n
Dennis Rice, 1404 NW Vic
toria, reported to Gresham
police that two snow tires
valued at 660 had been stolen
from s shed in his backyard
M
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FROM ALL OF US!
VI ay the Joy of the season live
in your home at Christmas
bringing you true contentment.
Thanks for your loyal patronage.
GRESHAM REALTY
720 EAST BURNSIDE
1
665-9121
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